I guess it's a sinkhole, but its more of an investment for Valve's future. If Microsoft comes down hard with pushing the Microsoft Store, especially since they

I guess it's a sinkhole, but its more of an investment for Valve's future. If Microsoft comes down hard with pushing the Microsoft Store, especially since they now own how many different game studios, Valve (and the other Launcher/Gaming storefronts) will be pushed out of existence. Now, while Valve continues to hold influence in how games are distributed online, they are finding a way to exist without Windows and Microsoft. Steam is the easiest way to get games to play on Linux, and people can (and will) jump the Windows ship and still be able to buy games from Steam, allowing Steam to weather any attempts by Microsoft to put it out of business.